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4 Wednelar, August 20, 1938. MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. MEDFOM)TRIBlTiE Everyone In Southern Oregon Reads The Mail Tribune" Published Daily except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO. 33 North Fir St. Ph. SP 2-6141 ROBERT W. RUHL. Editor HERB GREY. Advertising Manager GERALD LATHAM. Businesi Mgr. ERIC W. ALLEN JR., Managing Editor EARL H. ADAMS. City Editor HARRY CHIPMAV. Teleg. Editor RICHARD JEWETT. SporU Editor OUVE STARCHER, Women i Editor PALE ERICKSON. Circulation Mgr. An Independent Newspaper Entered as seoand cla5s matter at lied ford Oregon under Act of March 3. 1897 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail In Advance: Copy 10c. Daily and Sunday 1 year $15.00 Daily and Sunday 6 mos. 8.00 Daily and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 Sunday Only One year $4.20. By Carrier In Advance Medford. Ashland, Central Point. E a g 1 Point. Jacksonville. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Shady Cove, Rogue Riv er. Talent, and on motor routes: Daily and Sunday 1 year $18.00 Daily and Sunday 1 mo. 1 50 Carrier and Dealers copy 10c All Terms Cash in Advance Official Paper ofCity of Medford Official Paper of Jackson County United Press International Full Leased Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU " OF CIRCULATION Advertising Representative : WEST-HOLIDAY CO.. INC, Of fices in New York. Chicago, De troit. San Francisco. Los Angeles, Seattle. Portland, St. Louis, At lanta, Vancouver. B.C. NEWSPAPER , PUBLISHERS 'ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL I associ-at rN Flight 'o Time Medford and Jackson County Hiitory from the files, of The Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30 end 40 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO , Aug. 20, 1948 (Friday) Two hundred qualified horsemen in "typical ranch attire" are needed for filming the climax of "The Last of , the Wild Horses" here. Turtles are being trained to walk, a straight line for the Jacksonville Gold Rush Jubi lee turtle race. 20 YEARS AGO Aug. 20, 1938 (Saturday) Huckleberry picking is in full swing. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Quite a few hunters have picked out the timbered area where they will take a chance of being shot for a deer, when the shooting starts next month." 30 YEARS AGO Aug. 20. 1928 (Monday) Wild turkeys released by the state game commission in Evans creek are getting wild er and more numerous. Over 19,000 local telephone calls are being handled daily by the Medford Telephone company, setting a new rec ord. 40 YEARS AGO August 20, 1918 (Tuesday) A demonstration of new pear blight disinfectants is scheduled for the experiment station in Talent next week. Men here are enlisting for employment in the Portland and Astoria shipbuilding yards. Whal's Your I.Q.? Nine er ten correct is superior; seven or eight is excellent; five of she is good. 1. Standing at the North Pole, in what direction would one face? 2. A gnu is an insect, ante ope, or reptile? 3. Gumbo is a soup thicken ed with mucilaginous pods of what vegetable? 4. Smog is a Swedish dish, a type of cloth, a smock-like garment, or a blend of smoke and fog? 5. Would you guess that the gorilla has the same number of pairs of ribs as man, more ribs, or fewer rib's? 6. Biennial elections occur every six months, or every two years? 7. How many divisions has the Zodiac? 8. Is the moon self-luminous? 9. Do oppenents in a check er game use the same or dif ferent color squares? 10. Which sea does the port of Bombay, India face? Answers: 1. South in all directions. 2. Antelope. 3. Ok-xa- 4. Blend of smoke and fog. 5. More. 6. Every two years. 7. Twelve. 8. No. 9. Same. 10. Arabian Sea. NOW THEY'RE EVEN Chicago (TPD A judge lis tened patiently Tuesday while Edward Walker, 57, and his estranged wife, Mary, 53, charged each other with spending the family income on liquor and games of chance respectively. After granting Mrs. Walker S25-a-week ali mony, he ordered her to shun games of chance and told Wal ker to stay out o taverns. Its the 20th Century We have yet to meet an unbiased and thought ful observer who will not agree that county gov ernment in Oregon is a sad anachronism, a hang over from horse-and-buggy days, a throwback to the middle ages. From the sheriff (originally "shire reeve," an official in medieval England) to the county "court" (which isn't a court at all) the system is antiquated, unresponsive, uncoordinated, and, in some cases, dictatorial. And, according to Gov. Robert Meyner of New Jersey, who spoke at the national convention of county officials in Portland last week, most of the nation's other 3,000 or so counties are as bad off as we are in Jackson county. 'J'HE trouble is, there's no boss. The county court administers some of the county's business; the treasurer another portion, the assessor still another, the clerk and recorder another. The sheriff has his own responsibilities. The surveyor (an elected office, usually combined with the appointive post of engineer) has still another set of duties. The coroner has separate functions. And each of these elected offices may be op erated at cross-purposes with others. It isn't a case of the left hand not knowmg vyhat the right hand is doing it's worse: It's like one leg of an octopus not knowing what the other seven are up two. QOVERNOR Meyner simply echoed what this newspaper, and others throughout the state and nation, have been saying for years that county government is years behind the time; that a lack of centralization of authoritv AND resDon- sibility makes it slow-moving and unresponsive to the needs of the larger community; that effi ciency, when it occurs in a county government, is a nmiieci ming. On that efficiency point, for example, Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, the Jackson county clerk-recorder, has established an enviable record of efficien cy. She has brought in business machines, reor ganized the office, and sorted out her many jobs so that each is done with dispatch and efficiency. Yet, at each step, she has been dependent on the financial whims of a three-man county court, whose members are prone to bickering among themselves, and who are more interested in po litical self-perpetuation than in efficiency. IT WOULD be an understatement to say that the - atmosphere in the courthouse is something less than universally cordial. How could it be otherwise, under the existino fragmented and divided system? - But Oresron voters have been notablv resistant to chanere. This strikes us fact that Oregon was the toral legislation. There will be a chance t.n mnlcp it. p pioneer new methods of iui, wim me nome rule" amendment on which voters of the state will pass. This would make it possible for voters in any county to establish whatever f orm of government they think will suit them best. ... THIS newspaper has favored the county man- ager system which would eliminate all elec tive offices except a county council, and the legal and judicial offices. This county council, composed of five or sev en men, representing various parts of the county, would be the county's "legislature," much as a city council is the legislative body for a munici pality. It would employ a professional manager, who would be the county executive. He, in turn, would employ and supervise the best available people as his department heads, who. would be responsible for the functions of the county which are now distributed among the half-dozen or more virtually autonomous elective offices. TTHE Council would set policy, and turn it over to the manager for administration. As long as they were satisfied, the manager would remain. If they became dissatisfied, they'd get a new one. The council would represent all the county, and not just special portions of it, and would be able to provide much abler and responsive gov ernment through their intimate knowledge of the needs of five or seven areas of the county, not just three. And if there was bickering between depart ment heads (as there sometimes is today, with nothing to be done about it), the manager could rapthe proper knuckles and get a team function ing again. To think of the county government today as a "team" is to laugh. OVERNOR Meyner suggests that the county executive be elected, rather than appointed. But in this particular we disagree. Such organ ization, though it is similar to the procedures of most states, is too similar to the "strong mayor and council" type of city government, which in the long run has proven to be less effective than the city manager kind of government. County managership has been tried in a few places a very. few. Its record thus far is good, but not yet extensive, enough to be conclusive. We would like to see Oregon again in the fore front of a movement toward improved, efficient techniques of government this time on a county level. For thi is, after all, the twentieth century. But you'd never know it, listening to the noises that come put of some, (not all) of the courthouse offices today. E.A. as odd. pioneer in modern elec county government this Dennis the Menace I MtO a MS ASWt. HUH t Icelandic Fishing Dispute Threatens NATO Bloc's Unity By K. C. THALER UPI Correspondent London (DPD NATO, the much-tried Western defense alignment, is facing a new threat which might lead to the exodus of Iceland, its stra tegically vital member. Cause of the trouble is a fishing distfute with Britain which arose from Iceland's recent unilateral decision to extend her fishing limits by next month to a 12-mile zone. Britain, to defend her fish ing interests, has announced she will escort her trawlers to the disputed f i s h i n g grounds with naval vessels. Iceland replied the use of force against the 12-mile lim it would be regarded by her as "an armed attack on Ice land.", . Soviet Russia, on the look out for trouble in the Western camp, in turn lost no time in fanning the quarrel. She quickly backed the new Ice landic fisheries limits and, in line with her traditional propaganda strategy, has of fered Iceland enlarged trade prospects as a political lure. Communist Heads Fisheries At the head of Iceland's fisheries ministry which represents one of the leading branches of the country's scant ecenomy stands J. Josepsson, a Communist. Earlier this month, he visit ed Moscow for trade talks and returned with a Soviet offer to increase the purchase of Icelandic herrings by 5,000 tons, bringing the total for this year to 20,000. The price Moscow is thus prepared to pay appeared modest in the extreme in comparison with the propaganda success the Soviet seems to be reaping at the expense of the Western defense alliance. Iceland with a population of 160,000 is the smallest of NATO's member nations. But i t commands a n important strategic position in the north ern approaches to Europe and provides a vital base for the alliance. The presence of U.S. forces was one of the major controversial issues in the general election a year ago. Iceland's defection from NATO would therefore be a major blow for the alliance and its strategic needs. Adds To Tension The Icelandic problem has added to the already existing tension within the alliance over the Cyprus conflict in which Britain, Greece and Turkey are involved. Greek and Turkish antagonism has reached heights which experts feared could lead to an erup- Try and -By BENNETT CERF- YOU'VE HEARD lots of mean stories about finance company . agents swooping down to repossess autos, TV sets, pianos, and what not Here's a nice story for a change: An agent had to remind an old farmer that he hadn't paid the last two of SO in stallments on a new car. "It's in the barn," said the farmer sadly and in a low voice so his wife couldn't hear. "I'm afraid youH have to take that car- of yours back." The agent walked with him to the barn. There he found the car shiny and new, up on blocks, carefully cov ered with a tarpaulin, its speedometer showing only 12 miles the distance from the auto sales room to the barn. "But you've hardly driven this car!" exclaimed the agent "Didn't feel I should," explained the farmer. "Figured she's J not mine till she's fully paid for." The agent slammed shut his collection book, put the tarpaulin back over the car, and said, "I guess we'll just let you have this car till your crops come in." O 1SSI, bf Bennett Cert Distributed by King Features Syndicate. J tion with dangerous conse quences for ' NATO. Greece and Turkey play an import ant part in NATO's southern flank defense. NATO nations have been counselling a concerted effort to quell the Icelandic dispute before it mushrooms into a major conflagration But so far no. solution is in sight; both sides stand by their respective decisions, Iceland, in extending her fisheries limits from 3 to 12 miles, claimed she had to, to reserve these fishing grounds for her own trawlers, fishing being the mainstay of the is landers' livelihood. Britain, backing her fish ing industry maintained these fishing grounds have been free in the past to British fish ing and by international law there could be no unilateral seizure of vast sea areas Property Owners Given Warning Those people approached by a stranger with an offer to sell their property at an exorbitant figure through extensive national advertising are asked to contact the Med ford Realty board or the Jack son County Chamber of Com merce before signing a con tract and paying an advance fee. This will save a person from becoming the victim of racketeers who have cheated thousands of property owners of an estimated $25 million to $50 million a year, advised Cap Vandagrift of the Med ford Realty board. Vandagrift said he is not cautioning against reputable firms and brokers who some times charge an advance fee during a real estate transac tion. The warning is direct ed at people who are usually unlicensed real estate brokers who operate across state lines. A close examination of the papers presented by the ad vance fee racketeers usually discloses that the so-called brokerage . organization guar antees only to advertise the property. If the owner hears at all from the firm again, he generally receives one or two classified ads in the news paper, a worthless listing in a catalogue or vague excuses for inaction, Vandagrift said. There is currently a critical need for about 3,000 physical therapists. Stop Me New Spirit Main Objective of D By KINGSBURY SMITH UPI Correspondent Paris (DPD Creation of a new spirit of pride and achievement in French politi cal life was described by An dre Malraux today as the major objective of Premier Charles de Gaulle's govern ment. The famous French author, who, as "minister-delegate," is the intellectual leader of the Gaullist movement, out lined the inspirational aims of the regime in an informal talk with this correspondent. He expressed confidence that the inspirational leader ship which General De Gaulle is now giving to the French people will bring about , po litical stability in France. Unlike some othert mem bers of De Gaulle's govern ment, such as Information Minister Jacques Soustelle, Majraux does not believe it will be necessary to create a new political party to imple ment the policies of General De Gaulle. He thinks the new spirit which the war-time leader of the.. Free French movement is instilling in the people will result in a refor mation of the existing parties. "One should not attribute an exaggerated importance to politics in French public life," he said. "Not more than 350,000 people are involved in party , politics in France. Counting party workers and militant party members on all levels, that is less than one per cent of the popula tion. "The French people are dis gusted with politics, with the 'game,' as it has been played in recent years. They are dis illusioned with existing Communications Letter! to 'th Editor must bear the name and address of the writer although under cer tain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publica tion is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with an eye to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for publica tion must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this ;o!umn do not necessarily repre sent the views of the paper, in fact the contrary is often the case. "All Out for Summer" To the Editor: It had scarce ly been necessary to have seen these words above, an ad which lauded and illustrated modern scarcies called bath ing suits for women. However the illustrations were hardly consistent for the figures were slightly covered, and not quite "all out." The ad reminded that too many even on our5 streets are too nearly "all out for summer; Some of us studiously avoid mixed bathing beaches, and can thus miss the "outness" there imposing; but it seems we must need see it on the streets also. Scripture says, "The ungod ly know no shame," and it is a sad comment on present moral conditions that so many must portray their ungodli ness in this way! Most men are modestly dressed on the streets and in places of business, but the women and girls too many of them must needs be "out" to a too noticeable de gree. Surprising it is how many say with Strength, "Shame on the women and the girls who thus transgress the laws of deceny and modesty by their indecent immodesty!" This - writer sincerely pities his fellow men, young and old, who must meet and be hold this nakedness! However, be it said that Christian wom en young and old disdain this wrong exposure. Certainly those women and girls whose chief charm they seem to think is sex appeal stifle and bypass the one grand charm which is high above all others namely noble character appeal! To us it is one unfathomable mystery why mothers of this day can and will and do turn their fair teen-age daughters loose 1 on the streets with entirely full length naked legs, and then poor girls how hard they require to struggle to try to show, a composed and innocent countenance! The Bible says, "The mys tery of iniquity doth already work." Remorseful admissions were recently made by a large num ber of girls in a home for unwed young mothers, when they were asked what was the lure that caught the men who were their seducers, answered that it was the display of their naked legs. A returned missionary from Africa now in California re cently wrote a most reveal ing pamphlet entitled, "The Death of Modesty." He print ed and distributed 34,500 copies, and it was in turn published in 35 religious peri odicals. The writer will glad ly mail a free copy to anyone requesting it. ' H. R. Bulman, Route 4, Box 31 6A, Medford of Pride, parties and they would be just as skeptical towards any new party that claimed it was going to replace the others. Solution Advanced "We have a different solu- tion in mind. That is to chan nel the potential enthusiasm of the French people for pub- he affairs which is great in spite of their contempt for the post-war actions of exist ing political parties towards the accomplishment of con crete tasks in the national welfare." Malraux cited as the type of public interest project he has in mind the creation of charitable foundations simi lar to the American Ford and Rockefeller foundati ons, which would enable private individuals and business firms to set aside funds under a tax - deductable arrangement. These funds would be used to finance scientific, cultural and social developments. J "I have," he said, "always admired the accomplishments of the American foundations, and I regard their role in the France of tomorrow as essen tial. . : "Under the very broad powers already voted General De Gaulle's government by the legislative bodies, we have the authority to intro duce the necessary measures to ' facilitate the creation of similar foundations, and we are preparing to do so." Malraux said that General De Gaulle hopes to use pro visions of the proposed new constitution, on which the country will vote September 28, to modernize the existing archaic governmental ma chine. "We must," he added, "in troduce a new spirit of ef ficiency in the French govern mental administration. Mod ernization of the government machine will, in itself, serve to instill in the people respect for their government, some thing that has been sadly lacking." Malraux believes the French people must be in spired to feel a sense of na tional destiny. "When the French are de void of a strong passion for a great cause, they tend to be come cynical, to lose interest in public affairs, and to ap pear at their worst. Enthusiasm Needed "You have heard that the French dislike America. In a sense that is true, but it is also true that the French Communists dislike Russia, and last but not least, the French also dislike each other. As soon as they develop genu ine enthusiasm for a worth while common goal, all tms is forgotten and the people Talks Start to Halt Work Stoppage Portland (UPD Talks to try to halt a work stoppage at the Portland plant of . American Can company began Tuesday afternoon. The plant was idled Mon rfav morning when members of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 2070, refused to report for duty. They were reported to be unhappy over disciplinary action against two union men taken by tne company. The1 stoppage was termed a wildcat walkout" by a company spokesman. Cranberry Yield fo Be Lower in Stale Washington (UPD The Ag riculture Department said Tuesday the cranberry yield from Washington and Oregon states would be lower this year than in 1957 but that the 1958 nation-wide crop would be 2 per cent greater than last year. The department estimated the 1958 crop at 1,076,500 barrels which is 13 per cent above average. Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wisconsin ex pect to produce more cran berries than in 1957, the de partment said. The anticipated production by states: Washington, 45,000 barrels; Oregon, 34,000 bar rels; Massachusetts, 570,000 barrels; New Jersey, 88,000 barrels, and Wisconsin, 335,- 000 barrels. . of successful practice in the treatment of rectal, colon and stomach disorders. NO HOSPITAL OPERATION FOR INfORMATIONi Writ or call tor our trot descriptive booklet. Absolutely no obligation. Practice limited to Proctology Phyii'ofherapiitJ Cnreproctic Phyjlcfotlf 2026 N. E. Sandy Boulevard Hene E 2-3911, Portland 12. Oreaw Y (HEMORRHOIDS) 47 YEARS Achievement Seen e Gaulle in become united in a fraternal spirit of goodwill. That is the try changes, if the govern spirit we are trying now to mental machine is modern inspire." ized, the parties themselves Hero of the non-Commu-will reflect thisx transforma nist French intellectual youth tion, the multi-party system through his literary works, in itself is not evil. You have Malraux hopes to rally the it under a different name in youth of the nation behind the United States. There are the Gaullist movement and different factions within your thus to encourage them to two great parties, the mem take a greater interest in bers of which are in disagree French public affairs. How-ment on many problems, ever, he wishes to avoid any "The real evil in Francs regimented organizations that has been the instability for would appear similar to the the head of the government, totalitarian youth movements, and its members, to know Questioned as to how he how long they would remain expected the transformation in power to achieve the ob of existing political parties jectives of their policies, would, be achieved to reflect "This will be changed un the new "spirit" of De Gaulle der the new constitution, without the formation of a When the' spirit of the coun new party, Malraux, some-try is transformed, so will be times referred to as the mys-the attitude of its political tic "dreamer" of the Gaullist parties, at least the non-Com-movement, replied: munist ones." v ' Ike's Vetoes Give GOP Campaign Hint BY RAYMOND LAHR UPI Correspondent ' Washington (UPD Presi dent Eisenhower's recent veto messages offer Republicans some cues this fall on how to attack the record of the Dem ocratic-controlled Congress. While the President spoke more softly, tne uut cam paign orators will be able to quote him in denouncing the reckless spending" programs in the New Deal tradition. . GOP candidates also are being urged to quote some economy bloc Democrats on the spending issue. No Justification When he vetoed an appro priation bill for the first time, Aug. 4, Eisenhower said there was "no sound justification whatever in adding unneces sarily over half a billion dol lars to a deficit which may reach 12 billion dollars this fiscal year." And in his veto of an atom ic ice-breaker - construction bill last week, he wrote: "A continued disregard , of our budgetary problems through the institution of un needed new programs and projects can only add to in flationary pressures to the det riment of all the people." The mere threat of a veto stalled some spending pro grams in Congress this year and resulted in shaving sums off others. To the extent that the 1958 In the Day's News By FRANK Highlight in the news: We tried to shoot a rocket to the moon. It FIZZLED blowing up just 77 seconds after the but ton was pushed, or the fuse was lighted whatever it was that was done to start it on its way. Shall we hide our heads in shame? Shall we don sack cloth and ashes and go into mourning? Let's NOT! C CONSIDER the circum- 7- ateiiiv-ca. ; We announced WELL in advance that we were going to try to shoot a rocket to the moon. We even added some frills. We said we were not only going to try to shoot a rocket to the moon but were going to attempt to make it CIRCLE THE MOON once or twice, taking pictures of the other side of it ; whicn lor reasons too complicated to be gone into here man has never seen. We went CLEAR OUT on the limb. NOW for the other side. The authoritative maga zine Aviation Week published a story the other day to the effect that Russia tried to send a rocket to the moon on May 1 of this year, but FLOPPED. The story quoted responsible sources. It may not be true. Plan For Tomorrow An ever increasing number of the prudent and thoughtful are finding it well to plan today for the inevitable needs of to WO LA C. M. Litwiller morrow. Today's thinking may be done clearly . . . unhurried by time or the overwhelming of grief! Pre-need arrangements fully ex plained without obligation. ' - LITWILLER Funeral Home Mountain View Chapel Hwy, 66 at Normal Office 88, N. Main ASHLAND We Never Close ' than to France "If the spirit of the eoun- election campaign is pitched to the record of Congress, the spending issue looks like a probable choice for the GOP. Some Support Evident Despite a continuing disa greement between most Dem ocrats and the administration over farm policy, the Democratic-led Congress is not very vulnerable on the issue of sup port for the President. A par tisan line could not be drawn easily on Pentagon re-organiz-' ation, reciprocal trade . and foreign aid the three items which Eisenhower regarded as all-important parts of his pro- -gram. Democratic congression al leaders also supported the President in resisting any election year tax reduction. r But the record shows that the Democrats were willing to go further than the adminis tration in voting money out of the federal treasury. . In large part, this was their re sponse to Sputnik and the re cession. The appropriation bills this year add up to upwards of a billion" dollars more than the administration asked more than half of the increase go ing to the Defense Depart ment. How much this will mean in its effect on the budg et will depend largely on the administration. If he wants to take the responsibility, the President can impound most of the extra money voted by Congress. JENKINS , But ' So far, the Soviet Union hasn't denied the story. Nor ' has it confirmed it. Moscow has just kept still about it. THAT is to say:. We used the , goldfish bowl method. We told in ad vance everything we were going to try to do. We added that the chances were against success, but we were going to go ahead on a stated date and give it a try. The Russians (assuming that Aviation Week's story is cor rect) used the secretive method- They'd have bragged about it all over the place if it had succeeded, but they hedged against the conse quences of failure by keeping mum about it beforehand. . 117HICH method is best? At least, ours is more honest. I'm personally naive enough to believe that in the LONG run honesty will prove to "be the best policy in world af fairs as well as in the personal affairs of individual people. ; A NYWAY We're following this sound rule: If at first you don't succeed, TRY, TRY AGAIN. - That rule has been the foun dation of most research work designed to bring about prog ress. Mrs. Litwiller I1 ) -A 's 'It is better to know us and not need us. need us and pot know us.
